On Nov. 14, 1879 James Peak made an oath that in the town of Central on the 14, Nov. 1879, one William K.Powers did commit an assault with a baseball bat by striking Frank McCorkle on the head. JOHN H. BALLENTINE says, Mrs. McCorkle was at his place of business. I heard the first lick and saw him fall. I saw the second lick, it was with a base ball bat and I do consider it a deadly weapon. also Unlawful Distilling On Oct. 10, 1863 M.F. Mitchell state agent made oath that John Gossett and William Keith are material witnesses in evidence of a case the state vs. G.W. Washington Fair [ Farr] for the unlawful distilling spiritious liquors from grain. ' Documentation...the hardest part of genealogy'........nancie